Artificial intelligence has been promising to revolutionize the world since before the personal computer even existed. But just like that, AI suddenly seems to actually be changing the world. From self-driving cars to LLMs to GitHub Copilot, AI is causing real and sudden changes in the world around us.

But is this AI future we find ourselves in really for everyone? How ethical and safe are these systems? What even is AI anyway, and how can you get started with it?

In this talk we'll cover the breadth of the AI landscape, common AI tasks, how AI is changing in recent years, ethical concerns in AI, and how and where you personally can get started with AI.